Printmaking
Introduction
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Anglia Polytechnic University
The Printmaking pathway
Julian using a relief press
Printmaking is seen as a powerful expressive medium which offers an opportunity to work, without preconceptions or stylistic formulae, in ways that may be based in fine art, where both cerebral and instinctive responses are highly valued.
The main printmaking studio
Rekha working on a screen print
The university has just agreed to the purchase of two more screen printing beds, giving a total of five. It has also agreed to extend and improve the extraction so that we will now be able to offer screen printing using water based and solvent based inks.
The ancient university city of Cambridge offers an excellent cultural environment for the study of printmaking. There are several independent galleries as well as the Fitzwilliam Museum and Art Gallery which holds one of the finest collections of prints outside London. We also have links with print workshops in the area including the Curwen Press and St. Barnabas Press which print the works of nationally and internationally recognised artists. Students sometimes have the opportunity to work at the Curwen.
Four students had their work exhibited at the International Student Print Exhibition at Falmouth College of Art earlier this year.
Last year third year students exhibited their work in the Mall Gallery, London and in the Old Fire Engine House, Ely.
Printmaking has only existed as a specialist area at Cambridge for five years but there is evidence of growing success. Last year three of the small group of eleven were accepted for postgraduate courses. So far this year five out of a group of thirteen specialists have been accepted.
Katie Budd: Burn the Moss Dry, coloured etching
Julia Hawkins: The Path that Eve made: screen print
LINKS Links to other printmaking or fine art sites
PRINTMAKING PROCESSES AND TECHNIQUESPrintmaking history and techniques. Relief printing and lithography
PRINTMAKING updated 26/5/97
Staff include:
Arvon Wellen MA(RCA)Pathway leader
Work included in the CADE touring exhibition of digital printmaking. He has recently held a one person show in Tokyo and a there is a forthcoming show of digital prints in Barcelona in 1997
Bobi Booth MA(RCA)
Most recent solo exhibition at the Duncan Campbell Gallery in London 1996.
Prints shown at the National Print Exhibition by invitation 1997
Julia Groves PGdip (Brighton)
Peter Black MA
Lecturer in the history of printmaking. Author of Stanley William Hayter [Phaidon]
Rose Rands MA
James Hill BA(Hons)(technician)
Partner in the St, Barnabas Press print workshop.
Anja Brüggerman BA(Hons), MA (technician)
Research
The printmaking Research Group has sustained a high level of research through exhibitions and publications. The group has received funding from the Research Assessment Exercise and from September we hope to appoint a research assistant in order to support and improve the research programme.
Links and further information. Thanks to all those concerned.
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You will also find this site listed with among many other printmaking links in the WWAR site
links to World Wide Art Resource.
For further information please contact me at APU telephone 01223 363272 extension 2125 or email me at arvon@flemings.u-net.com